Absecon station

NJ Transit rail station

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Absecon

Station platform in January 2018.

General information
Location| South Station Avenue and Ohio Avenue
Absecon, New Jersey
Coordinates| 39°25′27″N 74°30′06″W﻿ / ﻿39.4241°N 74.5016°W﻿ / 39.4241; -74.5016
Owned by| NJ Transit
Platforms| 1
Tracks| 1
Connections|  NJ Transit Bus: 508, 554, 559
Construction
Structure type| Elevated
Platform levels| 1
Parking| 170 spaces plus 6 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities| Yes
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code| Amtrak: ABN
History
Opened| July 4, 1854 (Camden and Atlantic Railroad)[1]
May 23, 1989 (Amtrak)[2]
September 17, 1989 (NJ Transit)[3]
Electrified| No
Previous names| Absecon-Pleasantville
Passengers
2012| 238 (average weekday)[4]
Services
| Preceding station  |  NJ Transit | Following station

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Egg Harbor City

toward Philadelphia

|  | Atlantic City Line |  | Atlantic City

Terminus

Former services

| Preceding station  | Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines | Following station

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Pomona

toward Camden

|  | WJ&S Main Line  |  | Atlantic City

Terminus

Location

Absecon is a NJ Transit station in Absecon, New Jersey on the Atlantic City Line. It is located at South Station and Ohio Avenues.

In 1938, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ordered the elimination of grade crossings in Absecon. The project was more than a mile long and covered five crossings. By this time, the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (who owned it at the time) was five years old. The railroad was already working on acquiring land in August of that year. Due to the need to span Absecon Creek and Shore Road, an 'unusual' concrete and steel trestle was planned. It appears that the project was funded, at least in part, by the Public Works Administration. In March 1940, the project reportedly cost $1.5 million and included a 'fireproof' station level with the elevated tracks. Even with the 1989 upgrade of the line owned by NJ Transit, most of the Absecon station still survives 72 years later.

Most commuters drive to Absecon station (or are dropped off by others in cars). In 2019, the Absecon town council applied for transit village status from the New Jersey state government. The program provides state funding for a variety of infrastructure improvements if high-density buildings are added near mass transit locations. In Absecon's case, the proposal would be to build more housing in its downtown within walking distance of the Absecon train station.[5][6]

## References

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1. ^ "City News and Gossip". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 8, 1854. p. 3. Retrieved September 5, 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Comegino, Carol (May 24, 1989). "Railroad Buffs Witness History in First Run of Gamblers Express". The Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Gold, Jeffrey (September 15, 1989). "Commuter Rail Service Restored to Atlantic City". The Asbury Park Press. p. 3. Retrieved September 5, 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
5. ^ Post, Michelle Brunetti (July 2, 2019). "Absecon seeking Transit Village status as boost for downtown". The Press of Atlantic City.
6. ^ Absecon City Council Minutes and Resolutions[permanent dead link]

## External links

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* Amtrak's station info
* Station from Google Maps Street View

Absecon station view from White Horse Pike

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Absecon (NJT station).

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